Billboard.com does these things they call mash ups….which I’m not sure why because I always thought a mash up was when you mix two different songs into one, but anyway, they have artists perform cover songs outside of their normal genre. Every now and then it turns out a pretty cool performance because it is interesting to see how the artist interprets the song and puts a different spin on it. Click on the link to listen to what Sara Bareilles did with Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”. I really like Sara’s music. She’s got quite a few songs that I love. I’m not saying I’m in love with what she did with Beyonce’s song, but I do think it was pretty clever because I couldn’t figure out how she was going to switch it up.
Click on this link to listen to Janelle Monae sing the old classic “Smile”. She didn’t really do anything different with the song, but I thought it was cool to see her stand still and sing. Check out her guitar player with the wig and the manicure. What’s that about?
One more, just for kicks. This is Charice singing Shania Twain’s “Your Still the One”. Again, not very different from the original, but she sounds good so I included it. Let me know what you think.
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Not real familiar with Sara Bareilles. But this “mash up” has made me a fan. This was FANTASTIC! She totally recreated the song without losing any of its integrity. I can enjoy Beyoncé’s rendition as well as Sara’s without feeling like I’m betraying Beyoncé or hating on Sara. I love it!
ReplyDeleteNot too crazy about the rearrangement of “Smile.” That’s one of those songs that doesn’t need to be embellished with a lot of unnecessary riffs, etc. In my opinion the tempo and sincerity of various artists is more than enough to re-interpret this classic. I must say, however, that Janelle’s vocal control was very impressive and the guitar accompaniment was soulfully soothing.
I agree there really wasn’t much difference in the Twain song rendition. But, Charice is one talented young lady. I’m impressed with her vocals and am going to enjoy watching her grown and develop. In my opinion she has the potential to rise to the likes of Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion.